Stationery Touches For Your Wedding

Adding signage to any display always adds an extra touch.  Most couples, when picking out how they want their details to look, stick with a specific theme or color scheme.  These extra touches like signage that matches the wedding’s overall feel really makes for a beautiful display, as well as, great pictures.  Here are some examples of how you can add those extra details with stationary.  All pictures shown can be custom ordered through Paper by Proud.

• Signature cocktails are becoming increasingly popular.  Couples are able to customize it to fit their personalities and/or wedding décor.  Adding signage on the bar to tell guests the kinds of beverages that are being served is not only helpful, it looks great too!

Image courtesy of Justin & Mary Photography

Image courtesy of Chris Humphreys Photography

• Chair Signs are a small detail that helps navigate guests to their seats.  They add a nice extra detail to the overall wedding décor and make for great detail pictures for the couple to remember for years to come. 

Image courtesy of Jennifer Childress Photography

Image courtesy of Faith West Photography

• A couple can get very creative with wedding favors.  Although not necessary they are always appreciated by the guests! Whether the couple is giving out a tasty treat or trying to make your feet as comfortable as possible these extra details really help tie everything together!

Image courtesy of Clair Pruett Photography

Image courtesy of Cindy Guessford Photography

• Guest books are always nice for a couple to have.  When the day is over the couple will have this memento to look back on and remember everyone that was there to share in their special day.  Having a sign to explain exactly what the guests need to do is helpful and, also adds some extra cute details!

Image courtesy of Cindy Guessford Photography

• It’s always nice to acknowledge the people involved in the wedding party, parents, brothers, sisters, grandparents and close friends.  A cute way to do that is to display pictures of them and have tent cards made to explain how and why they are important to you.  Not everyone is going to know the people in the wedding party and this is a neat, fun way to explain why they are so important to the couple.

Image courtesy of Clair Pruett Photography

Image courtesy of Misty Dawn Photography

• On average, invitations get sent out between 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding.  Once the RSVP card is sent back in, the guest can easily forget what they may have chosen to eat.  A nice way to refresh there memory are including menu cards on the table.  They add that extra touch to the table and give the guests a heads up of what’s to come.

Image courtesy of Chris Humphreys Photography

• It’s nice to have refreshments when you’re having an outdoor wedding.  Often time’s couples have drinking stations that include water bottles.  A way to add your personal touch on things would be to replace the standard water bottle label with a personalized one!

Image courtesy of Faith West Photography

• Door signs are just another cute way to add your touch to the décor throughout, not to mention it helps people know what rooms they are entering into.  They, also, make for cute detail photos.

Image courtesy of Justin & Mary Photography

-Danielle

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Help Wanted: Production Crew

We're looking for part-time production crew for our stationery division! This is a great opportunity to get involved with the creative details that make every wedding unique.  The potential candidate must be available from 6-9pm Tues-Thurs to work in our Wilmington office and be meticulous, creative and in love with all things paper!  If this sounds like something you'd be interested in, please email erin@proudtoplan.com!

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A Thank You Note

Here is a thank you note from one of our recent weddings at Cescaphe.  Krista was the Lead Coordinator, Annemarie was the assistant and Erin just helped with planning and stationery details...

Hi Erin & Krista
     Just wanted to Thank You for an amazing job done.  Shelly and Brett's wedding was absolutely wonderful and everything turned out fantastic.  From our first phone conversation, meetings, stationary selection to the rehearsal and wedding there was an enormous amount of details that you put all in order which allowed us to enjoy this special experience.  You had an answer for any question I had and really calmed the anxiety of putting a wedding together. Your services for any Bride would be highly recommended but as Mother of the Bride having you as Day of Coordinator, which by far is more than just a Day Of, was the best decision I made in this entire event.  Your expertise was immeasurable.  The Cescaphe remarked how they enjoy working with you as well as the photographer and band. 

     Krista, Thank you also you did a wonderful job. You handled those last minute changes of putting the candles in the centerpieces and seating our guest who we thought was coming after dinner with ease and Church ran so smoothly also.

     The honeymooners will be home this evening, they are having a great time.  I hope you saw some of Shelly's pictures on Facebook she smiled the whole day.  Have a Happy Holiday and again I THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart.
Sincerely

Gerry (Mother of the Bride)

Thank you SO MUCH for the kind note, Gerry! We loved all the fun we had planning alongside you and are thrilled Shelly & Brett had a perfect day! 

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Teaser Tuesday

Our wedding this past weekend was a great one! Erin and Rob were married on Saturday at the Valley Forge Military Academy. The ceremony was held at Alumni Memorial Chapel of St. Cornelius the Centurion and the reception was held in Eisenhower Hall. Instead of bouquets, Erin's bridesmaids carried fans and they wore black faux fur wraps. The reception had red uplighting and an amber dance floor wash, provided by Synergetic Sounds, and completely transformed the ballroom. The guys from Synergetic really went above and beyond this weekend, a big thank you to them for that! We provided all of the stationery, centerpieces and damask table runners. The cake toppers were made to look like Erin and Rob and their dog, Annie. Instead of just offering cake for dessert, they also had a pie bar which had Chess Pie, a southern favorite that paid homage to Erin's Carolina roots. Another big thank you to Joe Capasso Photography for sending us these teasers! Keep your eyes on the blog for the full blog post!



And Erin was super sweet and sent the nicest thank you note too:

Hi Erin,
I just wanted to reach out and thank you so, so, so much for everything you did this past weekend to ensure our wedding was a success. I'm sure you get a million of these messages from brides and their families over the course of a year, but I truly cannot express to you how much of a blessing it was to find you for our wedding. My schedule was nothing short of insane in 2010 and I had no idea how I was going to pull our wedding together on top of school, work and everything else. Your efforts, creativity and spirit are truly appreciated and will never be forgotten. Our friends and family have gone on and on and ON about how beautiful the venue was, how lovely everything looked, and it absolutely would never have been done without you. Thank you for using your resources for us as well - I know that Synergetic went above and beyond and that your staff all worked their tails off! It was the best day of my life so far and I will always, always, ALWAYS have you to thank for that. I will sing your praises and refer you to anyone within earshot! and you know I don't shut up - ever! :)

Thank you again, a hundred times over. I hope you know how much of a positive impact you make on the lives of brides and their families on such an important occasion and that you continue to be the wonderful person you are and make many more women as happy as you made me.

Thank you, Erin

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